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snub to Mcclellan, in measure, and To.
sented it in various ways, as was claimed.
Early in August, 1869, Gen. Mcclellan deter.
mined, from his camp at Harrisons landing,
on the James, to make all attack on Rich
mond. Hooker and Sedgwick took possession
OF Malvern Till OH the 4th, and made a To-
connoissance toward Richmond. Officers
and men were in fighting trim and enthuSi-
astic. But suddenly, the night OF Aug. 4,
there came an order from lialleck for Me
Clellan 10 leave the James, aud withdraw
from the peninsula with his whole army.
Mcclellan demonstrated earnestly. Both
sides OF the James were in his hands, and he
could now attack Richmond with good hope
Of success. He begged to be permitted 10 do
So sighting Joe Hooker" indeed, tried to
persuade Mcclellan to fatty diSobey Hal
leck's order. "fou might us well die for
sheep as lamb" argued Hooker.
To McClellan's remonstrance against the
order Halleck telegraphed only: "The order
will not be rescinded, and you will be ex-
pected to execute it with all possible prompt
ness"
Accordingly, with heavy heart, McClei-
Ian prepared to move his army out of the
peninsula to Acquia creek and nearer Pope
II Mcclellan and Halleck had only known
it., Richmond could then have been taken
almost without blow, Tor Nv the 18th Of
August that city had been nearly stripped Of
troops.
The next campaign IN Virginia was to be
fought in region south and somewhat east
Of where the last one had closed in the Shen.
andoah valley.
The reader will observe on the map the
town Of Gordonsville, on the Orange and
Alexandria railroad. The Confederates We're
well informed as to Federal movements.
They early learned that Pope'S forces were
concentrating near Gordonsville. This was
a railroad center, and kept Richmond i'll com
municaton with the region both 10 the west
ward and southwark, enabling it 10 draw
supplies.
Pope resolved to take possession of Cor
louisville An order TO seize 1t aud destroy
the railroads had been given as early rs July
II, but was not carried out.
TO preserve GOrlonsville Lee had hurried
division after division of his army away from
Richmond to that place. FIRST jackson and
Ewell went, then a. j. Hill To protect Cor
louisville Jackson AMI Ewell went As early
as July Is Aug. Is, just at the time Nc
Clellan was Withdrawing reluctantly from
the James, the rest of the Confederate divi-
sions, LongStreetS and Hoods, and nearly all
of Magruder's and Iuger's, started to JOIN the
main body at GOrdonsvile There was thus
a prospect for large fight The scene was
now To be changed from the Chickahominy
and the Shenandoah to the Rappahannock
and Bull Run.
Brig. Gems Buford and Bayard had com.
mand of Pope's cavalry.
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per day. II the animal is working hard
there should be added to this a certain
quantity of grain food, easily digestible
and containing sufficient amount Of al-
luminous matter to repair the waste Of
the muscles, ard enough starch or other
carbonaceous matter to sustain the accel.
Grated respiration produced by the work.
A great many experiments and practical
experience have shown that |, 200 pound
horse worked to his full capacity will need
at least twenty pounds of digestible mat
ter, consisting Of sixteen pounds Of car
bonaceous matter and four pounds Of al
luminous matter. AS about three-iifths
of the food consumed Is digested, the
whole quantity given should be about
twenty-seven pounds in all, Of which Az
per cent should be hay Of the best quality.
Without going into details Mr.. Stewart
tells, in Rural New Yorker, that the six
teen pounds of grain food may be made
up of eight pounds Of corn and oat meal,
three pounds of linseed cake meal and
five pounds of mill feed. To secure the
best digestion Of this food the hay should
be cut and wetted slightly and mixed
with the other feed finely ground. Lin
seed oil cake meal new process is highly
albumnous, containing 27.S per cent. Of
digestible alhuminoids, and must there
fore he fed with caution. Three to five
pounds per day may be given safely. If
the meal is old process it contains 10 per
cent. of fat or oil, which is health
full in its action upon the animal, and by
u proper mixture with corn and oatmeal
five to eight pounds per day may be given
with advantage.
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close he was engaged i'll making government
surveys till the outbreak of the civil war.
As Il geographical engineer he did consider
able experimenting in the line of boring arte-
sian wells to obtain water supply on the
arid western plains.
In 1861 he was made brigadier general
of volunteers. and the district of Northern
Missouri was placed in his charge. After
ward he commanded the Army of the Missis-
sippi. In March, 1862, he was promoted to
be major general OF volunteers. From these
experiences he was called east in June and
placed ut the head of the Army of Virginia.
He was to reorganlze and consolidate it. In
July he became a brigadier general in the
regular army
At the close of the campaign, which is tho
subject of this chapter in war history, in Sep
tember, 1862, Gen. Pope requested to be re-
lieved of the command of the Army of Vir-
ginia and go back west He was permitted
to do so, and received back his old command
in the northwest. He is now retired from the
regular army.
Gen. Irwin Mcdowell commanded fope's Third
corps in Virginia He was born in Columbus, o.,
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Office Of Shaw n Baldwins Wholesale
Notion House, Toledo, O., Dec. II, 10.
+. j. Cheney Il Co, Toledo, O.-Dear
Slrs About three months ago, noticing Il
letter addressed to you In the Bee from
Gen. Slevin, in reference 10 the cure of his
son by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure, we
we're induced to commence the Use of il
tor our daughter Nellie, now fourteen
years old, who has been suffering from
catarrh for about eight years, during which
time she has been treated by one of the
best physicians in the city. We have also
tried the use of almost all the known rem.
edies for catarrh, with no more success than
temporary relief. Many nights have we
laid awake To hold her mouth open 10 keep
her from strangling. Her hearing had also
become affected We were afraid that she
would never recover. We have now used
six bottles Of HALLS CATARRH CURE, and
We believe Nellie to be entirely cured. In
a few days after commencing the use of II
we noticed decided change for the better
and from that right along she has improv-
ed, until now she breathes us easily rs any
one She sleeps we'll and her hearing Is
perfectly good. We feel that tie disease
is entirely removed. We write this unso
licited letter, feeling that IL is due you, and
with the hope that others may he benefited
in like manner. We can hardly realize
that such change could be effected In so
short time after battling with the disease
so long. We are still using the remedy NJ
intervals, rs it seems TO build up her sys-
tenn. You are at liberty to use this In any
manner you see proper.
We are yours, truly,
Mr. AND Mrs. s. BALDWIN,
220 Franklin Avenue.
NJ" Sold by Druggist, 15c.
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Sick Fowls.

Complaints are unusually frequent this
season in regard to sick fowls. In nine
. cases out of every ten reported the disease
is roup in one of its several stages, and it
is caused from neglected colds, undue eX-
posture to cold and wet, rOosting in
draughts or confinement in i'll ventilated
houses. The very first symptom of this
dreaded disease is a hoarsenesS and pecu-
liar noise made by the chick, which, for
lack of better term, may be called a
''sneeze," general dumpishness and dis
inclination to eat. At this stage if prompt
and efficient treatment be given the birds
can be saved.
AS roup is highly contagious, the first
thing to be done is to isolate sick birds
from the well ones. The writer separates
from the flock the t. DIS as soon as they
begin to sneeze, confines them in venti-
lated but dry coops. The birds are fed on
cooked food. in which is mixed little
cayenne pepper and spirits of camphor,
while in their drinking water is put
Douglas mixture at the rate of two table
spoonfuls to gallon Of water.
, At the second stage of the disease the
cold has developed an offensive discharge
from the nostrils and eyes, an offensive
breath, and refusal usually to either eat
or drink. Even at this stage the birds
may be saved by administering roup
pills-German roup pills are a popular
notwithstanding To- directions, keeping up
Douglas mixture in the water in which
4 has been dropped little carbOlic acid.
d When the third stage is reached, at which
juncture the head becomes much swollen
and ulcers appear, it is folly to doctor the
fowls. They ought TO be killed imme
diately and their bodies buried.
When once the roup, even in its first
stage, has appeared, it is wise precau
ton to feed the well fowls little sulphur
i'll their food, and tincture Of iron in the
drinking water We have given above
the more marked symptoms Of roup and
the remedies that have proven effectual
with Us. Symptoms differ somewhat,
according to the violence of the attacks,
but the offensive breath, the sore throat
and mouth, the sneeZe, discharge from
nostrils aud eyes, will, one or more of
them, mark the disease. Roup remedies
are legion but preventive means are best.
1t will pay every one who keeps fowls to
have on hand roup pills and Douglas
mixture; these two remedies have been
proven beyond doubt to be excellent, and
there is no hesitancy in recommending
them.
Indigestion. due 20 cold sometimes, but
usually to too stimulating diet, may be
mitigated by cutting down the diet to soft,
bland food and limited water supply.
Indigestion causes sometimes what is
termed ''crop bound" The food does not
pass into the stomach. and the crop be-
comes swollen and hard, which renders
the bird restless, with inclination to toss
the head about and draw up the crop. The
treatment for this is a little warm water
forced down the throat and gentle knead-
ing of the crop; then give teaspoonful of
castor oil, and leave the rest to nature
Feed very soft food only, and allow but
little water
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fcers during the war. as brave and willing as he
was modest. He served in Pope's campaign and
with the Army of the Potomac continuously, dis
tinguishng himself in many severe fights. He
was at Antetam, Gettysburg and elseN here, ana
was once severely wounded. AT this time he was
brigadier general,
der and accomplished gentleman was sent TO
take charge OF the cavalry in the Army OF the
Cumberland. He parted from his old command
in the Army OF the Potomac and started west
with major generals commission awaiting him
But Just before he reached lis new headquarters
he was stricken with typhoid fever, and after
very brief sickness died His illness was brought
on by exposure and toll in the Army OF the loto
mae. Tie very last day of his life, Dec It, 1888
almost la the moment death was upon him, the
mails brought his commission as MAJOR general
He held IL in his dying hands, and smile OF JOY
and qualification lit his face Then, gently lay
ing II aside, he soon ceased to breathe"
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A POOR MANS BARN.

The main building is 20x40 feet, with a
shed fifteen feet wide on one side and one
end, making the entire building 35X55
feet, and is built as follows: Get out eight
large white oak posts, fifteen feet long,
and SCI them in the ground three feet, one
at each corner and two between on the
sides of main building. These must be
square on top and all on Il level; on the
side posts place hewn plates 4X6 inches,
and then four pieces crossed from each post
to one on the opposite side; then put in
smaller posts, fifteen feet from side to end
posts for the She'd they should be seven feet
above the ground. BY putting posts
where marked in the plan, 2X6 inch
pieces viii do for plates. Now put up
your rAfters on main building, and then
spike the end of shed rafters to Them it
can be inclosed by spiking 2x4 or 2X6
pieces on the posts to nail the siding to;
the inside can be arranged to suit ones
convenience.
In the barn shown in the cut the main
part, 2Ox40 feet is used for hay; the side
shed has granary 15N25 feet, and six
stalls for horses or mules, three on each
side of n six foot passage, the horses heads
being next to the passage. The managers
are made by setting posts in the ground
and mailing boards on the inside, and
make partitions between the stalls in the
same way. The shed at the end is for
five cows; there is a manger made the en-
tire length of the shed on posts set in the
ground, which come up high enough to
tie the cattle to. There are no partitions
between the cattle, and there are no par
titions between main building and sheds,
except at the granary.
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A World correspondent says: "For
seven years past l have picked my sur
plus summer eggs from my hennery, also
from the store, when eggs were the cheap
est. Following is my receipt and as a
cracked or rotten egg will float, only
sound ones are put away: Two pounds
of rock lime, pounds of fine salt, 8 gal
Ions of water. Use enough cold water to
cover the lime and salt; second day put
on the rest of the water, which must be
hot. When cool pour off into bowl and
add little of the thick lining water as
you proceed to fill the bowl with eggs"
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atel at West Point in 1881 lie served both in
the Mexican and Florida wars. but resigned from
the army and studied law. He held various Of.
fees in Virginia, Joined the Confederate army in
the beginning Of the war and commanded a
brigade at Bull Run At Gettysburg he was "A
hrigadier general and commanded a division. He
was ehgaged In the Shenandoah Valley cam
pagn of 1854. He IL Was who made the daring
raid into Pennsylvania and set fire to Chambers
burg. After that, however, his star went down
He was involved in a series uf unfortunate de
featS first at the hands Of Sheridan. then of Gus
ter and was dismissed from the Confederate ser
vice lie went to Europe, but after tn. war be.
came again IA lawy II in Richmond.
At Cedar mountain Banks was not aware
that he had so large force opposed
to him II he had known il, lie could have
sent to Pope for rc-enforcementS in time
As it was, after n deadly fight Of four hours
he was forced to retreat, tue Confederate
army being twice as large as his own. so
sure was he that IL was only Jackson's adj
vance which engaged him that he parted his
whole division into two columns and charged
was so heavy that at first they fell back IN
disorder. At that moment Stonewall Jackson
himself galloped up TO rally the broken
lines. His old soldiers saw him and shouting,
"Stoncwal jackson, Stonewall Jack>on!"
reformed and renewed the fight. Re-enforce
ments two bri2aics of HILLS division, fresh
troops, were poured in, and Banks columns
were stopped. Broken and fearfully dimin
shed, they ~ere forced back across the
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The difficulty of curing fodder corn in
its immature state tempts many farmers
into permitting it to become too ripe be-
fore cutting. The stage of Towering is
considered the best time to cut other
forage crops, and corn appears to be no
exception. The rule very generally OBJ
served among experienced growers is to
cut fodder corn for drying in the early
blossom of the tassel. AT whatever stage
the fodder is harvested, it is wise to have
the crop cut before it has been touched by
frost.
Stacking is considered the safest method
for preserving the fodder. There are three
requisites for keeping the fodder in good
condition.: Bottom ventilation, thorough
central ventilation, and such an arrange
ment of the bundles in the stack that rain
or snow cannot penetrate, but must run
off as the rain falls from the ROOT vi u
Shingled house
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in 1918. He received
q thorough military
education, partly at
a training school in
France and after
ward at West Point,
where he graduated
in 1893. He served in
the Mexican war. He
was the commanding
general at the first
battle and Union de-
feat at Bull Run,
July, 1861, lie was
not blamed for the
defeat, however. He
,,oc nlgn nj the sec
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MAP OF rOPES VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN.
Aug. Q, 1852, the battle of Cedar Mountain,
the first in Popes Virginia campaign, was
fought. Sige had been ordered to march to
Cupepper Aug 8, but mistook his orders and
did not reach there till the afternoon Of the
9th, That afternoon the battle opened with
an attack from Ewell's division on Banks.
Banks held possession Of n hill near Cedar
mountain Ewel planted battery on Cedar
mountain TO rake the Union forces. Part of
Ewell's and JackSonS divisions took position
on ridge opposite the hill occupied by the
Federal troops The battle began with q
sharp artillery fire at o'clock. A corn field
and wheat field lay between the two armies
Jackson's old troops, called sometimes Jack
sons own,' sometimes the "Stonewall bri-
gade," were commanded at Cedar mountain
by Cen Winder He was killed early in the
notion, and his command devolved on Gen.
Taliaferro.
Cedar mountain is called by the Confeder-
ates Slaughter mountain. Banks men were
posted on the hill mentioned and on the plain
near Cedar rum n stream crossing the Cul-
pepper road. The attack was ordered by
Stonewall Jackson, who, in his report, says
that, finding only n part Of Popc's army ut
Culpepper Court House, he hoped, through
the blessing OF Providence, to defeat it before
requirements came up. In this fight Jack
son had his own old division and those of Hill
and Ewcll nearly 5000 men in all, the best
and most experienced soldiers of the army Of
the Confetleracy. Banks had less than 5000
men, consisting of Williams and Augur's di-
visions, with GordOn'S brigade, not quite
500 uOStel Us "A reserve on the extreme
right.
Gen Juba A. Early, C. S A., took prominent
part in the battle OF Cedar Mountain, having
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SECOND BULL RUN.
Story of Gen. Pope's Campaign
in Virginia.
ITS QUARTER CENTENARY.
Hot Fighting from Cedar Mountain
to Chantilly.

The Campaign Begins at Cedar Noun
tain, the 9th of August, ls6:-lt Ends
with Popc's Retreat to Washington.
September l-FiGhting Every Step OF
the way-The Three Days Battles ut
Bull Run, Gainesville. Groveton and
Manassas.
1t was quarter Of a century ago on June
20 that Maj. Gen. John Pope was appointed
to command the Army of Virginia. The
scattered forces OF Banks, Fremont and
Mcdowell that had been dcmoralized by the
movements of Stonewall Jackson in the
Shenandoah valley were to TO be united into
one army, the Army of Virginia, and put
under one head. That head was Gen. Pope.
There were three corps under the COM
manders named. Fremont resigned when
Pope was appointed, and his corps-the First
was given to Gen. Franz Sigel. Banks com
manded the Second corps, Mcdowell the
Third The three contained altogether not
quite 10000 men. But one marked feature
Of this Army of Virginia was the great num-
Der of stragglers connected with il. After
the second battle of Bull Run Pope himself
complained of it and said half the great
diminution of his forces there was caused 10y
''straggling and slulking from the army"
Gen. Gordon in his book, the Army OF Nlr-
ginia," remarks of one corps that its mem
bers seldom reported III full except at meal
time. The cause of this want OF discipline Is
hard to trace.
Pope was a western man of large stature
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a useful arrangement, common in
many sections, for the ventilation of
stacks and mows in barns is also appli-
cable to the curing Of fodder. Fig |
shows frame made of strips of wood,
put together with small carriage bolts.
The length of the section is three or four
feet. Fig. 2 illustrates the manner in
which the sections are put together. a
small stack may have a column Of these
ventilators in the center; large one may
have three or four of them; in NOW in
the barn there may be as many as are use
ful, two or three or more, as the case
may be.
In stacking fodder corn it is safest to
make the stacks small. Three of these
sections placed together in a column las
seen in Fig. p are sufficient for a stack
containing three tons Of fodder, and which
would he about fourteen feet high. The
sheaves should be small and the stack
somewhat open at the bottom, so as to
freely admit currents Of air. The top OF
the stack may be finished off with straw
or a hay cap.
OF the hundreds of leaks on every farm
but few, if any, are more damaging than
a leaky stable floor. Have the floor tight,
and some kind of absorbent on it to take
up and hold the liquid manure. This Is
for men who have no cellar.
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command Of n brig
ade which did hot
fighting lie held the
Confederate rig ht
Banks threw one OF
his columns across
the wheat field and
attacked at that
point. Early, seeing
that he was to be
driven back, called
for rc.cnforccmcntS.
a brigade from liill's
division was sent to
him.
Jnbal Early WAS
born in Virginia in
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The amount Of food required by work
ing horse must lie adapted to the work
performed. Fooi is needed to sustain life
first, and then to repair the waste of the
muscular system caused by the work.
Henry Stewart, good authority in such
matters. says that Ia sustain the vital
action AMI force horse of !, 200 pounds
requires abou; twenty five pounds of hay
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FARM AND GARDEN.
FODDER cORN-THE VENTILATION
OF STACKS AND MOWS.

SYMPTOMS of and Cures for Roup, Indi-
gestion and Crop-Tound Fowis-iiow
Mans Barn In Arkansas.
Our cut shows the plan for cheap barn
which has been tested by an Arkansas
farmer who considers it worthy OF imita-
ton. He has named it '"The poor mans
barn." and gives in Southern Cultivator
a description of it, which is here repeated
for the benefit of readers who want con-
venient and at the same time cheap
barn.
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n man of large stature

ami SOidlerly np-
pearance. He was
born in Illinois in
1923. and was grad
uated at West Point
before he was 20
years old. He was
assigned at once to
the choice engineer
corps and was sent
to Florida to sur
vey the boundary
line there. He
served with honor
in the Mexican
war. After its
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g'~'l campaign lie
belonged TO the 10
nous Bufords OF
Kentucky, a family
noted for furnishing
u number Of soldiers
to both sides during
the civil war. Gen.
Buford was born In
N2d, and was a grad
uate Of West Point
Like a horse loving
kentuckian, he en-
tered the cavalry SER
vice of the United
States army. He was
one Of the most use
f,l ,Ttha. cavalry pf.
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CEDAR MOUNTAIN.

By Aug. o Pope'S army was largely concen-
trated between Culpepper Court House and
Cedar mountain. Banks led the advance and
was not far from Cedar mountain Pope's
whole force at this time was about $4,000.
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NOTlCE.-EsrArE or CHARLES l.. BRADFORD,
~ DkC.-Notice Ia hereby given that the
Administrator Of the Estate Of Charles L. bradford late
OF the county Of Ia Sale and state Of Illinois, deceased
will appear before the Probate Conf ~ said county on
the third Monday being the 18th day OF pember i1
At the Probate Court Room In Ottawa In said county
when and where all persons having claims demands
against said estate are notified 10 attend and present
the same In writing for adjustment.
Dated this 18th day of July. A. u. 1891
EDGAR +. BRADFORD,
julysD-sw Administrator